NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanford Business
Books today announced the release of an updated edition of
Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO, a comprehensive look at
the Chief Operating Officer position. It features new interviews
with current and former COOs and executives and an examination of
the contemporary forces shaping business. Authors Nathan Bennett and Stephen A. Miles provide a thorough resource for
leaders to understand and maximize the COO role.
"When Riding Shotgun was first released, the iPhone had
not even debuted. Today, companies face the aftermath of the global
recession, increasingly longer and more globalized supply chains,
the pervasiveness of mobile, social media's ubiquity, cyber
terrorism, big data, changing expectations of emerging markets, and
much more," explained Bennett. "We want to provide leaders with the
support they need for sustained success."
Through in-depth interviews with executives from Coca-Cola,
Microsoft, PepsiCo, Apple, Adobe, Mattel, and Delta Air Lines,
among others, Bennett and Miles note seven archetypal roles for
COOs. These roles include providing daily leadership in an
operationally intensive business (e.g. airlines or data
warehousing), mentoring a young CEO (often a founder), retaining
and rewarding internal talent, and more. Even within industries, no
two companies view or approach the COO role exactly the same.
Despite these differences, global lessons emerged.
"At the time of publication, the COO role and its relevance were
often misunderstood," said Miles. "Today, the value no longer
remains a mystery, as evidenced by high-profile COO to CEO
transitions, such as Apple's Tim
Cook and Coca-Cola's James
Quincey. It's no longer accurate to state that CEOs must
worry about the future while COOs must worry about the present.
Balancing short-term goals with long-term strategy now falls on
COOs and entire executive teams. The most successful companies
maintain unflinching trust and flawless handoffs between the CEO
and COO."
Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO is available at the
Stanford University Press store and
other leading bookstores across the globe.
Dr. Nathan Bennett is the Associate Dean for Program Innovation
at Georgia State. He has published in many widely read resources
for managers including the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street
Journal, BusinessWeek.com and Forbes.com. He is co-author of
two books, Riding Shotgun: The Role of the COO and Your
Career Game: How Game Theory Can Help You Achieve Your Professional
Goals. Dr. Bennett has 20+ years of experience designing and
delivering high-impact leadership development programs. Current and
past clients include The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, GEICO,
UnitedHealth Group, Lockheed-Martin, GE, St. Jude Medical, and
more.
Stephen A. Miles is the Founder
and CEO of The Miles Group (TMG). TMG develops talent strategies
for organizations, teams, and individuals—focusing on
high-performance, world-class leadership. We advise top global
corporations through CEO and senior leader succession, board
effectiveness and optimization, senior executive coaching and
assessments, and top team development. TMG is part of G100
Companies, a private partnership of boutique businesses that
deliver solutions, advice, and forums for CEOs of the world's
leading companies.
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